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1RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Center for Physics,Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 3Department of Chemistry, School of Natural and Computing Sciences,University of Aberdeen, 4Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and Liquid Crystal Institute,Kent State University
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:33Rubbed Surface Preparation
- 01:43Liquid Crystal (LC) Cell Preparation
- 02:55Polarizing Optical Microscopy & Photorheological Measurement
- 04:22Results: Representative Chemical, Rheological, & Photodynamic Characteristics of a Liquid Crystal Nonsymmetric Dimer
- 05:46Conclusion
This protocol demonstrates the preparation of a photorheological material that exhibits a solid phase, various liquid crystalline phases, and an isotropic liquid phase by increasing temperature. Presented here are methods for measuring the structure-viscoelasticity relationship of the material.
